uncertainly

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English

Etymology

From Middle English uncerteynliche, uncertanlye; equivalent to uncertain +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: un‧cer‧tain‧ly

Adverb

uncertainly (comparative more uncertainly, superlative most uncertainly)

In an uncertain manner.
- 1990, Grant Naylor, Better Than Life:
  "No — don't you get it?" said Rimmer.
  "Get what?" said Kryten, uncertainly.

Antonyms

certainly

Translations

in an uncertain manner

Catalan: incertament (ca)
Finnish: epävarmasti
French: aléatoirement (fr), confusément (fr)
Greek: αβέβαια (el) (avévaia)
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Italian: dubbiosamente (it), aleatoriamente
Polish: niepewnie (pl), niezdecydowanie (pl)
Russian: неопределённо (ru) (neopredeljónno)
Spanish: inciertamente (es)

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